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The ethoxylates market share is expected to increase by USD 1.86 billion from 2020 to 2025, and the market’s growth momentum will accelerate at a CAGR of 2.98%.
This ethoxylates market research report provides valuable insights on the post COVID-19 impact on the market, which will help companies evaluate their business approaches. Furthermore, this report extensively covers ethoxylates market segmentation by end user (household and personal care products, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, oilfield chemicals, and others), type (alcohol ethoxylates, fatty amine ethoxylates, fatty acid ethoxylates, methyl ester ethoxylates, and glyceride ethoxylates), and geography (Europe, APAC, North America, South America, and MEA). The ethoxylates market report also offers information on several market vendors, including BASF SE, Clariant International Ltd., Dow Inc., Evonik Industries AG, Huntsman Corp., India Glycols Ltd., Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Sasol Ltd., Solvay SA, and Stepan Co. among others.
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The increasing use of alcohol ethoxylates is notably driving the ethoxylates market growth, although factors such as low potential use of ethoxylates in North America may impede the market growth. Our research analysts have studied the historical data and deduced the key market drivers and the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the ethoxylates industry. The holistic analysis of the drivers will help in deducing end goals and refining marketing strategies to gain a competitive edge.
Key Ethoxylates Market Driver
The increasing use of alcohol ethoxylates is a major driver fueling the ethoxylates market growth. Alcohol ethoxylates are primarily used to manufacture detergents, personal care and household products, and institutional and industrial cleaning products. Alcohol ethoxylates are biodegradable in nature. They are widely preferred by consumers, particularly in Europe. The increase in the use of ethoxylates in shampoos, conditioners, soaps, and house cleaners will propel the market demand during the forecast period. The substitution of NPEOs with alcohol ethoxylates in various applications, including detergents and cleaning products, is expected to have a positive impact on the market during the forecast period. Stringent regulations in regions such as Europe and North America have forced customers to switch from NPEO detergents to alcohol ethoxylate detergents. This change in the use of alcohol ethoxylates will have a positive impact on the market during the forecast period. The market growth is expected to rise during the forecast period because of the increase in the urban population with awareness among the people of various countries such as India, China, Australia, and others toward hygiene. APAC, a developing region, is expected to have a high demand for alcohol ethoxylates during the forecast period.
Key Ethoxylates Market Trend
New product developments are a major trend influencing the ethoxylates market growth. Nonylphenols (NPEOs) were widely used as surfactants for emulsion polymerization and latex stabilization. In Europe, NPEOs gave rise to environmental concerns, and some industry associations had already proactively taken measures to phase out these chemicals in their products. Therefore, the European Union Commission recommended the implementation of a risk reduction strategy, which saw the ban on all applications leading to direct emissions of NPEOs in wastewater and strict emission controls for all other technical processes using NPEOs as surfactants. The effectiveness of the risk reduction measures is being monitored by authorities. To reduce environmental problems with NPEOs, Cognis Holding Luxembourg, which was acquired by BASF, brought up new chemicals in the form of alkyl phenol-free emulsifiers (Disponil AFX-Series), which have favorable ecological profiles. These products are NPEO-free surfactants and emulsifiers and are now preferred as key ingredients in eco-friendly emulsion polymers and polymer dispersions in indoor paints and varnishes. They are environmentally compatible, derived from natural renewable resources, and biodegradable. They can be handled easily and are effective with regard to controlling particle size, film properties, and overall latex stability.
Key Ethoxylates Market Challenge
The low potential use of ethoxylates in North America is a major hindrance to the ethoxylates market growth. The use of ethoxylates is less in North America because of stringent regulations. The US is the least consumer of ethoxylates, for which the ethoxylates market in the country will have low demand during the forecast period. This is because of the regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US. For alcohol ethoxylates, the use of C9-C11 ethoxylates is under restriction because they contain high levels of toxins as contaminants that are harmful to the environment. In Mexico, the use of ethoxylate is more, but due to developed countries such as the US and Canada, there is a low demand for ethoxylates in North America. This low demand for ethoxylates in North America will hamper the growth of the global market during the forecast period. In the US, the Food and drug administration (FDA) in the regulation CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 PART 172 regulates the use of ethoxylates as a surfactant. The European Union (EU) Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 on detergents mandates all the detergent manufacturing companies to provide the specifications of surfactants used in detergents. It also demands lab reports of its aerobic biodegradability. The growing demand for environment-friendly and sustainable surfactant products for different applications such as food, personal care, and others is expected to impede the demand for ethoxylates during the forecast period.
This ethoxylates market analysis report also provides detailed information on other upcoming trends and challenges that will have a far-reaching effect on the market growth. The actionable insights on the trends and challenges will help companies evaluate and develop growth strategies for 2021-2025.
Technavio categorizes the global ethoxylates market as a part of the global specialty chemicals market. Our research report has extensively covered external factors influencing the parent market growth potential in the coming years, which will determine the levels of growth of the ethoxylates market during the forecast period.
The report analyzes the market’s competitive landscape and offers information on several market vendors, including:
This statistical study of the ethoxylates market encompasses successful business strategies deployed by the key vendors. The ethoxylates market is fragmented and the vendors are deploying growth strategies such as focusing on pricing to compete in the market.
To make the most of the opportunities and recover from post COVID-19 impact, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.
The ethoxylates market forecast report offers in-depth insights into key vendor profiles. The profiles include information on the production, sustainability, and prospects of the leading companies.
Our report provides extensive information on the value chain analysis for the ethoxylates market, which vendors can leverage to gain a competitive advantage during the forecast period. The end-to-end understanding of the value chain is essential in profit margin optimization and evaluation of business strategies. The data available in our value chain analysis segment can help vendors drive costs and enhance customer services during the forecast period.
The value chain of global specialty chemicals market includes the following core components:
The report has further elucidated other innovative approaches being followed by manufacturers to ensure a sustainable market presence.
1 Executive Summary
2 Market Landscape
3 Market Sizing
4 Five Forces Analysis
5 Market Segmentation by End-user
6 Market Segmentation by Type
7 Customer landscape
8 Geographic Landscape
9 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
10 Vendor Landscape
11 Vendor Analysis
12 Appendix
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